Matthew Cook

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Stonemason and carver Matthew Cook poses next to a grotesque in York, England. Matthew, aged 20, is two and half years through his modern apprenticeship as a mason and carver after which he will become a highly skilled craftsman. A weeklong celebration of apprenticeships will take place across England to raise the profile of apprenticeships and encourage more employers to recruit them.

Stonemason and carver Matthew Cook poses next to a grotesque in York, England. Matthew, aged 20, is two and half years through his modern apprenticeship as a mason and carver after which he will become a highly skilled craftsman. A weeklong celebration of apprenticeships will take place across England to raise the profile of apprenticeships and encourage more employers to recruit them. (Getty Images)

Stonemason and carver Matthew Cook poses next to a grotesque in York, England. Matthew, aged 20, is two and half years through his modern apprenticeship as a mason and carver after which he will become a highly skilled craftsman. A weeklong celebration of apprenticeships will take place across England to raise the profile of apprenticeships and encourage more employers to recruit them.